Garment-supporter



' E. F. GOODMAN.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. m9.

1,364,746; Patented Jail. 4,1921.-

lNVENTOR Eugene; aoiman BY W ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

EUGENE F. GOODMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

Application filed July 26,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EUGENE F. GOODMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of New York,and State of New York have invented new and useful Improvements inGarment-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a supporter for garments and it includes aspring band locate in a hem at the waist line of the garment.

The object of the invention is to provide a hoop shaped member which iscircumferentially resilient so that the garment w1ll be drawn tightlyabout the body to prevent it from sagging.

Another object of the invention is to provide the spring band with meansfor preventing the garment from slipping over the ends of the member.

The invention resides in the novel combination hereinafter described andclaimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of an apron embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the resilient band.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal detail section taken along the line 4. 4: of Fig.1.

In the drawing the numeral 5 designates an apron having a hemmed upperportion 6 to form a tubular pocket extending to the endsof the fabric.Each end of the hem is open as indicated in Fig. 1, to permit theinsertion of a resilient band 7 formed of thin steel. Then the band isin place the ends thereof project slightly beyond the edges of the hemas shown in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of preventing longitudinal displacement of the band orslip of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921. 1919. Serial No. 313,514.

fabric over the edge a catch or lug 8 is arranged at each end of theband. Each lug is pivoted to the end of the band and when swung inwardlyit will engage the side of the hem.

When it is desired to remove the band so that the apron can be cleanedor washed, the lugs are swung outwardly and the band can then be readilyslipped from the hem. As shown in Fig. 3 the band is transversely curvedor bowed to strengthen it so that it will sustain the bending strain ofthe steel. The band is preferably applied to an apron but it should benoted that it can be arranged in the waist line of a skirt or similargarment. The resiliency of the band has a tendency to draw the ends ofthe band toward each other, thus decreasing the diameter so that it willclasp the waist of a person and hold the apron securely in place.

I claim:

1. In a garment supporter the combination with a hem having open endsformed about the waist line, of a circumferentially resilient bandarranged in the hem, and means swinging on a horizontal axis at each endof the band for engagement with the open ends of the hem.

2. In a garment supporter the combination with a hem having open endsformed about the waist line, of a circumferentially resilient bandarranged in the hem, and a lug swingingly mounted on each end of theband for engagement with the outer sides of the hem.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EUGENE F. GOODMAN.

Witnesses:

HAZEL V. REIDENBAOH, WILLIAM MILLER.

